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Hokitika Guardian, 15 July 1926, Page 3

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TRIBUTE TO MACAULAY

AG AINST LANCASHIRE. [Reuter Telegrams.] (Received this day at 3 a.m.) LONDON, July 14. For Australia, against Lancashire, Taylor, Macartney, Hendry, Collins, Oldliehl were omitted. The weather is hot and sunny and wicket good. Bardslev won the toss. AUSTRALLANS —Ist. Innings. Barilsloy c. and b. Iddon 155 Wondfull c. Tyldesley h. McDonald 05 Andrews, c. Payton, b. MacDonald 93 Ponsford (not out) 35 Rich irdson (not out) 30 Total for 3 wickets 388 MacDonald and Sibbles opened tlio I bowling. Both kept a fine length, the former getting up a good pace and kicked badly. Wood full three times played a shoulder high ball, twice over his bead. Barilsloy, however, was not troubled and took things easy. Woodfull played forcefully and did not hesitate to leave the crease, meet the ball and drive vigorously. Both were very .sound. Barilsloy was driving attractively and cutting superbly, especi ially against MacDonald. When the first wicket hail produced llfi, Woodlull wha bail been hitting at all MacDonald!* rising balls misjudged a stroke and snicked it into the hands of Tyldesley, at fourth slip. He hit six fours anil played delightfully. Barilsloy then opened out and knocked thirteen off Watson’s first over, including.a couple of spectacular boundaries. Andrews was in a frisky mood and delighted the spectators by going out to Tyldesley anil driving him to the boundary with a wristv clout. Bulb Barilsloy and Andrews were always on ton of the bawling, driving, cutting and hooking in line style. Barilsloy at length reached the century and sent up two hundred with a pull to the leg boundary off Tyldesley, in just under three hours. The scoring, which was never fast slowed down with changes in the howling. Bardsle.v when 107 gave a chance at the wicket off Sibbles. Duckworth failing to hold it. MacDonald was somewhat erratic, one ball keeping low and the next shoulder high, but while Bardsley ducked, Andrews swung and picked up several leg boundaries. Andrews treated Sibbles unmercifully. He drove crisply anil magnificently and roused the crowd of seven thousand to enthusiasm.

MacDonald and Tyldesley were hit freely by both batsmen. Barilsloy when 123 was nearly run out, taking leisurely a .second run, but Duckworth mislieldcd. The next over Andrews was dismissed in exactly the same way as AVoodfull, in his anxiety to reach the century. He hit thirteen fours and displayed vigorous driving and leg hitting. The total was then 307 for 2.

Barilsloy throughout showed superb confidence, but notwithstanding the weak bowling, refrained from, risk of any sort. There was nothing to prevent him piling up a. larger score, except his own caution. He was unbeaten till 145, when liliion bail him guessing occasionally. He was lucky playing Tyldesley. but otherwise was very safe. ’Eventually when tbc total was 310 it fell to Iddon to dismiss him. He was beaten bv one ball, and then returned the next weakly, his only poor stroke. Hi.s innings lasted for 285. minutes and his .score included 9 fours. He tired appreciably towards the end and bis final stroke was probably due to, fatigue. Uonsfo.nl and 'Richardson hail no difficulty in maintaining their wickets.for the remaining half-hour against very tired bowing. 'I lie fielding throughout

was keen, no chances were lost and there were very few misfield.s.

WARNER'S VERDICT. . LONDON, July 13. Mi' R. F. Warner, summing up I: impressions ot the third test, says ‘'England’s magnificent uphill gun

retrieved the dangerous situation. England lias emerged from the strenuous encounter with the honours fairly divided. I lie problem of finding another bowler to assist Tate remains unsolved. My impression is that the wicket Was easier on tlio first day than at any other period, and that Tate was the best bowler of the' tiyo sides, and that if he had been bowling to-day, bo would certainly have been most successful. My impression is also that Macartney's innings was the best one 1. have ever seen, and that the Austrfdians were far better all round than they were a fortnight ago. The inclusion of Grmmett. added much to the strength of tlieir attack, and the Australian fielding was of the highest class, but England was not up to the mark in holding catches. The English tail did not exist in practice. .Macaulay 1 /is been under-rated as a. batsman, and Hobbs and Sutcliffe are unsurpassed as the first pair.”

Another critic, describing the play, says: “Macaulay .sometimes swiped like n scythe, but be more often brought off batsmen’s strokes. He showed a rare appreciation of Mai ley’s twisters. The wicket was very dusty, but there was no sign of third day pranks till Macartney tied up Macaulay at the pavilion end with a sequence of queer ones, which twice beat the batsman. Oldfield and Gregory, and then Richardson, pegged down the pair, but it had no effect until the best partnership of the innings had been registered. Only Grimmett and Macartney seemed to bother them. Macaulay’s first, really bad stroke in a very plucky stand brought his downfall.”'

AUSTRALIAN MANAGER. LONDON. July 13. Mr Sydney Smith, Manager of the Australian team, in an interview said: “Mv chief interest was to see what the English papers had got to say about England’s defensive play after the slating which they gave Collins at Lords. Personally, 1 think caution was completely justified. In each instance, it was the fruit of the tlireed.avs tests, which, I hope, the Leeds match has proved to he futile. I Inis far there have been three matches and three draws—to England’s advantage at Lords, and to that of the Australians’ at Leeds.” POSITION OF STALEMATE. Faulkner writes: “I may be misjudging the Australians, but. never, throughout the match did they seem other than if they were playing for a draw. Apparently the Australians -ue content to rest on tlieir laurels till the fifth test. They apparently are not in the least bothering what happens, so I long as they are aiot beaten. There- | fore, the position is more one of stalemate than ever, because, on a good wicket. England cannot win and Australia cannot lose. It appeals that Gregory, as a howler, hits liecome a spent force.” . AUSTRALIA v. SCOTLAND. LONDON. July 13. The following team avill represent Scotland in the match at Edinburgh on July 21 and 22:—C. H. Ole, J. Kerr, AY. Anderson, H. Sievwright. C. Groves, C. Paterson, J. I. Parker, A. Innes, I, Collins, apd T. Gardner,